COMMUNITY groups in areas served by Newsquest titles, including the Western Telegraph, will share in a near $1 million cash bonanza this year. A total of $970,000 is available to worthy causes in the UK from the Gannett Foundation which is sponsored entirely
AFTER 33 years of working for Her Majesty's Coastguard, district controller Peter Morris is retiring at the end of March. "There's only one person who has been in the Coastguard longer than me, and is still in the job," Peter told the Western Telegraph
Disabled students at Pembrokeshire College will benefit from a new minibus, thanks to The Lady Taverners. The keys to the vehicle were handed over to the college's assistant principal, Barry Walters, by Glamorgan cricketer Steve Watkins at a special presentation
In our Welsh language column Gyda llaw (By the Way) Eifion Jenkins provides a list of words to assist Welsh learners. PRIN iawn yw'r cyfleuon i weld gwaith rhai o feistri sgrifennu ar gyfer y llwyfan yn y Gymraeg, felly mae'n werth tynnu sylw at gynhyrchiad
On two consecutive Fridays I have seen two Sixties stalwarts. The first at Cardiff's Coal Exchange was a living legend of our time, the undeniably brilliant Arthur Lee with Love - definitely worthy of his iconic status. The second at the Queens Hall,
A PEMBROKESHIRE animal welfare organisation has received a flood of calls from people who no longer want their dogs. The Milford Haven and District Animal Welfare Group is looking for homes for 38 dogs. They range from tiny Jack Russells to Alsatians
It's almost a year since President Bush and Prime Minister Tony Blair announced the war with Iraq. For the families with loved ones in the Gulf, their first thoughts when they wake up are with their son, daughter, husband, wife, dad, mum, boyfriend, or
Film review Along Came Polly Starring Ben Stiller, Jennifer Aniston, Alec Baldwin, Hank Azaria, Debra Messing, Phillip Seymour Hoffman. Directed by John Hamburg. Cert. 12A. Dur. 90 mins Reviewing this film is difficult because Jennifer Aniston is in it
Two court cases during the past week have highlighted the extent of internet child porn in west Wales. Peter Charles Benson, aged 54, of Felin Cwrt House, Login, who was said to have built up the biggest child porn collection in Wales, was jailed for
A 3,000 tonne cargo of compound fertiliser sailed into Pembrokeshire from Russia this week in a deal to secure supplies for local farmers. A worldwide shortage of chemical fertiliser has forced Clynderwen and Cardiganshire Farmers Ltd to seek out new
A retired Milford Haven port pilot, has raised serious concerns about the safety aspects of the siting of the South Hook LNG jetty. Mike Leney, who has 27 years' experience working in the port, says insufficient consideration in detail has been given
THE Irish Ferries' crisis deepened yesterday (Tuesday) as the company suspended its Pembroke Dock to Rosslare service. The company had threatened to do so unless two sea-going unions - SIPTU and the Seamen's Union of Ireland - agreed to a review of working
Division One: Prendergast Villa 1 Monkton Swifts 5 League leaders Monkton Swifts gained their expected victory at Prendergast Villa but despite dominating the first 30 minutes they were only 3-1 ahead at the break and could manage just two more goals
Eglwyswrw, which is unpronounceable to most non-Welsh speakers, has put Pembrokeshire on the world map yet again. Seven or eight years ago, the promotional company marketing the Eurotunnel used photographs of the village signs in France, stating that
Hockey Pembrokeshire Hockey Club 3, Llanishen and Caerphilly Hockey Club 3 Pembrokeshire started the game at a terrific pace with a goal inside the first three minutes from Steve Kendrick following a goal mouth scramble. Llanishen and Caerphilly came
A Pembrokeshire tourist attraction, which has taken the brave step of year-round opening has been rewarded with record visitor numbers during last week's February half-term break. And Folly Farm is now hoping that this will be a pointer to a bumper summer
Narberth RFC's head coach Keith Eaton has decided to step down after almost three years because of business commitments and this week saw his assistant Rob Phillips take over the reins for the match at Whitland, with Jonathan Dodd as his assistant. In
OME finishing touches to a new feature film were shot on location in Pembrokeshire this weekend. Powerless charts the aftermath of a terrorist attack that knocks out Britain's electricity network, paralysing the entire country. The plot centres around
Horse breeder Allan Mogridge, from Haverfordwest, has just completed a two-and-a-half year course to become an equine shiatsu therapist. Allan, aged 61, breeds award-winning Haflinger horses at Ebbs Acres, Talbenny, Haverfordwest, said: "Horses are my
World Book Day on March 4th, is a celebration of the enjoyment and fascination that books offer. Tenby Museum and Art Gallery is welcoming everyone along to an open day in its reference library, which is usually only accessible by appointment for research
The path to agricultural diversification can be fraught with obstacles as one Ceredigion livestock producer has discovered. Planning delays meant that Marc Davies took more than four years to realise his ambition to open a quadbike trekking centre to
DEAR EDITOR, - I write in response to Clive Paul's letter regarding the dualling of the A40 in which he was opposed to it. I wonder how often does he travel on the A40? Once a month, on a Sunday afternoon? I travel on it everyday at 3pm and 5pm, when
Mitsubishi Welsh Premier HAVERFORDWEST COUNTY 1 CPD PORTHMADOG 0 This became a scrappy and disappointing game, certainly in the second half, when the Bluebirds made heavy weather of what should have been a comfortable win against an indifferent Porthmadog
DEAR EDITOR, - I am appalled to read that there are plans to allow the construction of two LNG storage terminals along the Milford Haven waterway. Consider what could happen if a severe collision occurred on the Haven involving two large ships, one of
Dear Editor, - I write to you today in response to your article 'Joint Bid To Save Play Parks' (February 11th). There has been much confusion over Pembrokeshire County Council's policy in this area and I do not pretend to have all the details. But I am
Sparky is hoping he'll be the cat that gets the cream by scooping the Most Incredible Story category title at the Rescue Cat of the Year Award ceremony on March 31st. The award, is organised by leading UK feline welfare charity, Cats Protection. Sparky
Dear Editor, - I am deeply concerned for our future owing to the proposed Liquid Natural Gas installations and the undoubted ancillary industrial development. Apart from the extraordinary danger of having the onshore terminal and storage tanks for LNG
